Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in Kyiv, Ukraine
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4.8 km
148 m
Explore Kyiv in Ukraine with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in KyivIndividual Sights in KyivSight 1: Миколаївський собор
St. Nicholas Sobor is an Orthodox church in Kyiv, the main building of the Pokrovsky Convent complex. The most voluminous sacred building in Kyiv.
Wikipedia: Миколаївський собор Покровського монастиря (Київ) (UK)
Sight 2: Хрестовоздвиженська церква
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross "on Kozhumyaki" is a functioning church in Kyiv, in Podil, an architectural monument of the XIX century. It is named after one of the most prominent Christian holidays: the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord. The church is associated with the name of Vozdvyzhenska Street, which begins near it and ends at the intersection with Andriyivsky Descent.
Sight 3: Церква Миколи Притиска
The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built at the end of the XVII century. on the site of an old wooden church. For some time it was considered the oldest building in Podil.
Sight 4: Кам'яниця київського війта
The townhouse of the Kyiv voyt is an architectural monument of the turn of the XVII-XVIII centuries in Kyiv, located in Podil at ul. Konstantinovskaya 6/8. The oldest surviving residential building in Kyiv has an original three-dimensional composition with features of a defensive structure. Today it operates as part of the Kyiv Scientific and Methodological Center for the Protection, Restoration and Use of Historical, Cultural Monuments and Protected Areas.
Sight 5: Храм Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці
The Pyrohoshcha Dormition of the Mother of God Church or simply Pyrohoshcha Church is an Orthodox church in Kyiv in the historical neighbourhood Podil. The original church was built in 1130s by the Mstyslav I the Great of Kyiv. It was the main church of Podil, and was a temporary cathedral of Kyiv Metropolitanate in the early 17 century. In 1613 the church was reconstructured in Renaissance style, and then in 18th-19th centuries was rebuilt in Ukrainian Baroque and Neoclassicism styles.
Sight 6: Сквер ім. Василя Сліпака
Vasyl Slipak Cultural and Art Square is located in Kyiv, in the Podilskyi district, at the corner of Andriyivsky Descent and Borychiv Tik Street - Andriyivsky Descent, 33/6. It was named after the world-famous Ukrainian opera singer, soloist of the Paris National Opera, volunteer, participant in hostilities in the East of Ukraine. Knight of the Order "For Courage" of the first degree, Hero of Ukraine, Knight of the Order of the Golden Star Vasyl Yaroslavovych Slipak. A place of cultural and artistic recreation for Kyiv residents and guests of the capital, where Ukrainian musicians present their best works.
Wikipedia: Культурно-мистецький сквер імені Василя Сліпака (UK)
Sight 7: Церква Святого Миколи Доброго
St. Nicholas, a temple in Kiev in Podil, built in 1807 by architect Andrei Melensky and destroyed in the 1930s.
Sight 8: Fountain of Samson
The Fountain of Samson or Felitsiyal is a Ukrainian Baroque fountain in the Podil raion of Kyiv. It was constructed in the 18th century, later demolished in 1934 or 1935, and rebuilt in 1981.
Sight 9: Chornobyl Museum
The Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum is a history museum in Kyiv, Ukraine, dedicated to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and its consequences. It houses an extensive collection of visual media, artifacts, scale models, and other representational items designed to educate the public about many aspects of the disaster. Several exhibits depict the technical progression of the accident, and there are also many areas dedicated to the loss of life and cultural ramifications of the disaster.
Sight 10: Церква Миколи Чудотворця Набережного
The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of Naberezhny or Naberezhno-Mykilska Church is an Orthodox church in Kyiv, Podil, a monument of Ukrainian Baroque architecture. It is located at the corner of Hryhoriya Skovoroda and Pochaininskaya streets. Built according to the project of Ivan Hryhorovych-Barsky in 1772-1775, it is well preserved to this day.
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